Month: July 2024

Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he was unconcerned about criticism from Aaron Judge’s personal hitting coach. Richard Schenk posted Thursday on X: “They’ve lost 13 out of 18 while he’s hitting like an MVP. The Yankees offensive player development is terrible.”
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ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Kraken on Friday agreed to terms with restricted free agent Eeli Tolvanen on a two-year contract worth $6.95 million. He will count $3.475 million against the salary cap through the ’25-26 season. A first-round pick by Nashville in 2017, Tolvanen found
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Jul 5, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu marched into the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday after dominating world No. 9 Maria Sakkari in a straight-sets victory on Centre Court. The 21-year-old, who missed last year’s tournament after undergoing surgery on both wrists and an ankle, has been in impressive form
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Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are shutting down rookie right-hander Jared Jones for at least two weeks while he deals with a right lat strain. The team placed the 22-year-old Jones on the 15-day injured list on Thursday after he exited his start against
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ESPN Fantasy Jul 5, 2024, 09:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Did you know that 8-team fantasy football leagues are the second-most popular league size on ESPN? While 10-team leagues remain the standard and the hard core players enjoy the challenge of 12-, 14- or even 16-team leagues, there’s a lot to like about the
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Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Catie Griggs has resigned as president of business operations for the Seattle Mariners, the team announced Friday. Griggs arrived in Seattle in the summer of 2021 after four seasons as the chief business officer for Atlanta United in MLS. She oversaw all
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 5, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner has agreed on a five-year, $224 million rookie contract extension — a deal that could become worth as much as $269 million, sources told ESPN on Friday. Wagner is eligible to earn 30% of the team’s salary cap should
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Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Angels placed third baseman Luis Rengifo on the 10-day injured list Friday because of inflammation in his right wrist. Rengifo exited Wednesday’s game at Oakland after fouling a ball off his lower right arm near the wrist. He had
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Jul 5, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City and Manchester United have been cleared to take part in European competition next season by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB). Doubts had been raised after both Man City and LaLiga side Girona, who are both part of the City Football Group, both qualified
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 5, 2024, 12:48 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Miami continued its scorching run on the recruiting trail Friday afternoon when the Hurricanes
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ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Nebraska sharpshooter Keisei Tominaga will get an opportunity to show whether he’s worth a turn in the NBA, as he agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Indiana Pacers, a source told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Tominaga was named second-team All-Big Ten
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Silverstone 32 minutes ago McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown has accused Red Bull of “lacking respect” for Formula 1 on a wide range of issues. Brown’s comments were in the context of the collision between Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris in last weekend’s
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Jul 5, 2024, 10:24 AM Open Extended Reactions England captain Jamie George has challenged his players to make a strong impression on their New Zealand counterparts after winger Sevu Reece said he did not know much about the touring side. The teams meet on Saturday’s series-opener in Dunedin for their first Test since a 25-25
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